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I'm also 5'2 Having recently learnt how to post photos on here, here's mine! :D
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Thank you kindly!
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I'm 5'2 - here's my comparison pic *holds breath that photo works* Left photo was October 2012 Right photo was June 2014 Edit 2: resized...
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Have a read of this & see if the symptoms are similar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis Sounds a bit like Plantar Fasciitis - especially the early morning pain
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The biggest thing I have come to realise - the only person most people look at in the gym is themselves! I don't think I've seen anyone kiss their biceps yet, but lots of them want to, you can just tell by the adoring way they're looking at them when they think no one is watching;) I guess this is my flippant way of…
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I use the Nike Training Club app on my phone when I workout at home. It has lots of different options to stop you getting bored & most of them don't need any equipment. I find it gives me a structured workout, rather than me just aimlessly flitting from one half-hearted exercise to another & stopping because I can't think…
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Just check you're not "crossing" with anyone else wearing a HRM; sometimes when I run on a treadmill next to my husband (both wearing Polar HRMs) we get a bit of interference because the watch is not "locked on" to the signal from the right chest strap. On mine there is an outline around the flashing heart to show it's…
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I have been using a runtastic app for push ups; a couple of months ago I couldn't do any full push ups, now I can do 30 in a set. You have to pay for the pro version, but there's a free version too.
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Treadmills work out your estimated calorie burn according to an "assumed" average weight. If you weigh more than it assumes, you will get a greatly reduced calorie read out (and vice versa). Do you have to enter in your weight at the start? That will give you a more accurate reading. The HRM is much more accurate. When I…
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Good work! I love it when I get off the leg press & the guy that gets on after me has to lower the weight!! :D
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Neither of them are going to be massively accurate. The bike may be better if you have to put in your age & weight, otherwise it just assumes an average. Whichever one you use, always use the same for consistency. Or split the difference between the 2? I find MFP massively over-exaggerates my calorie burn for some…
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I'd go for either a tandoori mixed grill or a main course chicken tikka/shashlik, and ask for extra salad instead of rice/naan (if it comes with). If that's too dry for you, how about tandoori chicken & a tarka daal?
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Do a search on You Tube for 'Sahrmann exercises' (?sp). It's 5 progressive ab exercises that, I think, were designed for C-section recovery. It starts very gently with contracting your abs & gradually gets harder. There's quite a few instructional videos on You Tube, or even do a Google search.
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When I first started running on the treadmill in the gym, I paid myself to run. I started out with run one minute/walk one minute, then increased to 2:1 etc. Every minute of running got chalked up on a board in the kitchen (my husband did it as well) & when I got to 100 minutes (£100) I bought my first iPod. By that stage…
